BIG FUN IN THE BEE YARD!!!!
OOHHH THOSE ITALIAN GIRLS!!! Man, they have been busy!! opened both hives today to get feeders out and just could not help myself,,the first hive had 2 fully built combs of honey,,2 pretty full combs of brood and one partial of pollen,,LOTS of bees,,saw the queen,,,,second hive had one and a half (kinda stuck together) full combs built containing honey, 2 of brood and 1 of pollen,,,and LOTS OF BEES!!! they are hammering,,butiful white comb,,be back in there next sat or sun,,,,
Got a nuc from my mentor from a split we did last week,,got it home and took the bottom board off and put the medium 10 frame body on a deep super of perico coated foundation and a new HUMBEL ABODES screened bottom board,,looked at the old bottom board had a hand full of bees on it and,,,THE QUEEN,,,,as this was regestering in my mind she flew off,,,after some time she returned,,she is very loud when she flys and twice the size of the other bees,,,she came out agine later in the day and was on tour,,saw her go in agine,,,mentour speculates this is a virgin queen on a mating flight,,any speculation? the nuc is from a overwintered (from a VERY STRONG hive) carolinian......
Built 3 swarm traps,,have lemongrass oil and drawn comb inside,,will deploy tommrow,,,,Mentor thinks I should leave one near my bee yard incase one of my hives swarms,,,think they have plenty of room in there hives though,,,,any thpoughts greatly appricated,,,
having my idea of a good time in Salisbury,,,Parker